Alonzo Mourning vs. Fred VanVleet: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Fred VanVleet and Alonzo Mourning to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Alonzo Mourning has better scoring stats than Fred VanVleet in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Alonzo Mourning averages 2.2 points more than Fred VanVleet in his 9 seasons (17.1 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 6,107 points more (14,311 vs. 8,204).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Alonzo Mourning 17.1
+2.2
15
Fred VanVleet 14.9
9

Total Points

Seasons
Alonzo Mourning 14,311
+6,107
15
Fred VanVleet 8,204
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Alonzo Mourning has a better career point average than Fred VanVleet (+2.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+642).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
+2.6
11
Fred VanVleet 11.0
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Alonzo Mourning 1,291
+642
11
Fred VanVleet 649
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 1
Fred VanVleet 1

40+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 4
+2
Fred VanVleet 2

30+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 55
+19
Fred VanVleet 36

20+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 336
+172
Fred VanVleet 164

10+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 664
+271
Fred VanVleet 393

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alonzo Mourning 832
+303
Fred VanVleet 529

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alonzo Mourning 6
Fred VanVleet 21
+15

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 6
+5
Fred VanVleet 1

20+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 30
+18
Fred VanVleet 12

10+ Point Games

Alonzo Mourning 59
+30
Fred VanVleet 29

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Alonzo Mourning 89
+36
Fred VanVleet 53

0 Point Games (games without points)

Alonzo Mourning 6
Fred VanVleet 6

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 17.1 6.1 11.6 52.7 0.0 0.1 24.7 4.8 7.0 69.2 15 838
difference:+2.2+1.1+0.9+12.6+2.5+6.7+12.4+2.5+4.3+17.0+6+288
Fred VanVleet 14.9 5.0 12.5 40.1 2.5 6.8 37.1 2.3 2.7 86.2 9 550

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 14,311 5,116 9,701 52.7 22 89 24.7 4,057 5,862 69.2 15 838
difference:+6,107+2,353+2,816+12.6+1,364+3,642+12.4+2,765+4,364+17.0+6+288
Fred VanVleet 8,204 2,763 6,885 40.1 1,386 3,731 37.1 1,292 1,498 86.2 9 550

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 13.6 4.6 9.1 51.2 0.1 0.2 36.8 4.2 6.5 64.9 11 95
difference:+2.6+0.9+0.2+11.5+2.1+5.5+1.5+2.8+4.9+21.3+5+36
Fred VanVleet 11.0 3.7 9.3 39.7 2.2 5.7 38.3 1.4 1.6 86.2 6 59

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Alonzo Mourning 1,291 441 861 51.2 7 19 36.8 402 619 64.9 11 95
difference:+642+222+310+11.5+123+320+1.5+321+525+21.3+5+36
Fred VanVleet 649 219 551 39.7 130 339 38.3 81 94 86.2 6 59

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.0
+18.1
199378
Fred VanVleet 2.9
201737

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.5
+12.9
199460
Fred VanVleet 8.6
201876

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.3
+10.3
199577
Fred VanVleet 11.0
2019NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 23.2
+5.6
199670
Fred VanVleet 17.6
202054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 19.8
+0.2
199766
Fred VanVleet 19.6
202152

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 19.2
199858
Fred VanVleet 20.3
+1.1
202265

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 20.1
+0.8
199946
Fred VanVleet 19.3
202369

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.7
+4.3
200079
Fred VanVleet 17.4
202473

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
200113
Fred VanVleet 14.1
+0.5
202560

Alonzo Mourning's additional seasons:

* Alonzo Mourning played 6 seasons more than Fred VanVleet in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 15, from 2002 to 2008—he averaged 9.9 points in a total of 291 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.7 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 23.8
+21.8
19939
Fred VanVleet 2.0
20177

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
19940
Fred VanVleet 6.8
+6.8
20186

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 22.0
+14.0
19954
Fred VanVleet 8.0
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 18.0
19963
Fred VanVleet 19.6
+1.6
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 17.8
+17.8
199717
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 19.3
+5.5
19984
Fred VanVleet 13.8
20224

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.6
+21.6
19995
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 21.6
+21.6
200010
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20240

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Alonzo Mourning 11.7
20013
Fred VanVleet 18.7
+7.0
20257

Alonzo Mourning's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Alonzo Mourning played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 4.9 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.3 ppg and his lowest 3.8.